n n n n n n
KNOWLEDGE 4TH EDITION MCGONI n n n
GLE TEST BANK n n
NURSINGnINFORMATICSnANDnTHEnFOUNDATIONnOFnKNOWLEDGEn4THnEDITIONnMCG
ONIGLEnTESTnBANK
Chaptern1nNursingnSciencenandnthenFoundationnofnKnowledge
Thennursenunderstandsnthatnnursingninformaticsnisnrecognizednasnanspecialtynareanofnpracticenbynwhic
hnstatement?
1. Researchnprioritiesnfornnursingninformaticsnincludenthendevelopmentnofnanstandardnnursingnl
anguagenandnthendevelopmentnofndatabasesnfornclinicalninformation.
2. Anformalneducationalnprogramnatnthenmaster'snlevelnmustnbencompletednbeforenannursenisne
ligiblentonsitnfornthencredentialingnexamination.
3. Asnandifferentiatednpractice,nnursingninformaticsnisnfocusednuponnthenclient,nthenenvironment,n
health,nandnthennurse.
4. Therenisnanneednfornnursingninformaticsninterestsntongainnrepresentationnbynworkngroupsnandno
rganizationsnwithinnthenUnitednStates.
CorrectnAnswer:n1
Rationalen1:nThendevelopmentnofnresearchnprioritiesnisnankeynpointninnanspecialtynpractice.nAltho
ughndegreesnatnthenmaster'snlevelnarenavailable,nthendegreenrequirednforncredentialingnisntypicallyn
atnthenbachelor'snlevelnandnincludesnexperienceninnthenfield.nCurrentndemandsnfornsafer,ncost-
effective,nqualityncarenrequirenevidencenofnthenbestnpracticesnsupportednbynresearch.
Rationalen2:nSuchnanformalneducationalnprogramndoesnnotnnecessarilynmeannanspecialtynareanofnp
ractice.nAlthoughndegreesnatnthenmaster'snlevelnarenavailable,nthendegreenrequirednforncredentialin
gnisntypicallynatnthenbachelor'snlevelnandnincludesnexperienceninnthenfield.nThendevelopmentnofnres
earchnprioritiesnisnankeynpointninnanspecialtynpractice.
Rationalen3:nYournchosennresponsenrefersntonthenentirendisciplinenofnnursing.nThenspecialtynofnnursin
gninformaticsnintegratesnnursingnscience,ncomputernscience,nandninformationnsciencentonmanagenandn
communicatendata,ninformation,nknowledge,nandnwisdomnintonnursingnpractice.nThendevelopmentnofn
researchnprioritiesnisnankeynpointninnanspecialtynpractice.
Rationalen4:nTherenarenmanynworkngroupsninnthenUnitednStatesnrelatedntoninformaticsnthatnfocusnonn
thenspecialtynofninformaticsnpractice.nOnenexamplenisnthenNursingnInformaticsnSpecialnInterestnGrou
pnofnthenInternationalnMedicalnInformaticsnAssociation.nThendevelopmentnofnresearchnprioritiesnisna
nkeynpointninnanspecialtynpractice.
GlobalnRationale:
, NURSING INFORMATICS AND THE FOUNDATION OF
n n n n n n
KNOWLEDGE 4TH EDITION MCGONI n n n
GLE TEST BANK n n
CognitivenLevel:nUnderstanding
ClientnNeed:nSafenEffectivenCarenEnvironment
ClientnNeednSub:nManagementnofnCare
Nursing/IntegratednConcepts:nNursingnProcess:nAssessment
LearningnOutcome:
Questionn2nT
ype:nMCSA
Whichnstatementnbynthennursenverifiesnthatnthennursenisn"informationnliterate"?
1. "Inunderstandnhowntonsearchnfornanwebsitenandnevaluatenitsnusefulnessnfornhealthncarenneeds."
2. "Inutilizendatabasesninnthenhealthncarensettingntoninputnclientninformationnsuchnasnskinnc
ondition."
3. "InusenemailnovernthenInternetntoncorrespondnwithnclientsnandnprovideninformation."
4. "Incannusensoftwarenapplicationsnsuchnasnwordnprocessing,nspreadsheets,nandnpresentations."
CorrectnAnswer:n1
Rationalen1:nInformationnliteracynnecessitatesnthatnnursesnhaventhenabilityntonfind,nevaluate,nandneff
ectivelynuseninformation.nThenothernanswersnarenexamplesnofncomputernliteracynbutndonnotnhaventhen
highernfunctionsnofninformationnliteracy.
Rationalen2:nYournchosennresponsenisnannexamplenofncomputernliteracy,nbutnitndoesnnotnhaventhenhigh
ernfunctionsnofninformationnliteracy.nInformationnliteracynnecessitatesnthatnnursesnhaventhenabilitynton
find,nevaluate,nandneffectivelynuseninformation.
Rationalen3:nYournchosennresponsenisnannexamplenofncomputernliteracynbut,nitndoesnnotnhaventhenhigh
ernfunctionsnofninformationnliteracy.nInformationnliteracynnecessitatesnthatnnursesnhaventhenabilitynton
find,nevaluate,nandneffectivelynuseninformation.
Rationalen4:nThisnanswernisnannexamplenofncomputernliteracynbut,nitndoesnnotnhaventhenhighernfunctio
nsnofninformationnliteracy.nInformationnliteracynnecessitatesnthatnnursesnhaventhenabilityntonfind,nevalu
ate,nandneffectivelynuseninformation.
GlobalnRationale:
CognitivenLevel:nUnderstanding
ClientnNeed:nSafenEffectivenCarenEnvironment
ClientnNeednSub:nManagementnofnCarenNursing/Integrate
dnConcepts:nNursingnProcess:nPlanningnLearningnOutcome
, NURSING INFORMATICS AND THE FOUNDATION OF
n n n n n n
KNOWLEDGE 4TH EDITION MCGONI
n n n
GLE TEST BANK
n n
:
, NURSING INFORMATICS AND THE FOUNDATION OF
n n n n n n
KNOWLEDGE 4TH EDITION MCGONI n n n
GLE TEST BANK n n
Questionn3nT
ype:nMCSA
Thennursengathersnmuchndatanwhenncaringnfornclients.nWhichnisnannexamplenofnthenhigher-
leveln"information"nusefulninncaringnfornclients?
1. ThenvitalnsignsnarenBPnofn130/70,nHRnofn88,nRRnofn24,ntemperaturenofn98.8ndegreesnF.,nandno
xygennsaturationnofn98%.
2. Labnworknresultsnincludenannelectrolytenpanelnandncompletenbloodncountnwithndifferential.
3. Thenclientnisnanwidowedn64-year-oldnblacknmalenadmittednwithnprostatitis.
4. AfternreceivingnRocephinn(ceftriaxonensodium)n1.0ngramnIVnyesterday,nthenclientnreportednf
eelingnbetterntoday.
CorrectnAnswer:n4
Rationalen1:nYournchosennresponsenisnannexamplenofnhavingnpiecesnofndatanwithoutninterpretation.n"
Information"nnecessitatesnthatnthennurseninterpretnandnstructurenthenresultsnofnclinicalndatanintoninfor
mation.
Rationalen2:nYournchosennresponsenisnannexamplenofnhavingnpiecesnofndatanwithoutninterpretation.n"
Information"nnecessitatesnthatnthennurseninterpretnandnstructurenthenresultsnofnclinicalndatanintoninfor
mation.
Rationalen3:nYournchosennresponsenisnannexamplenofnhavingnpiecesnofndatanwithoutninterpretation.n"
Information"nnecessitatesnthatnthennurseninterpretnandnstructurenthenresultsnofnclinicalndatanintoninfor
mation.
Rationalen4:n"Information"nnecessitatesnthatnthennurseninterpretnandnstructurenclinicalndatanintoninfor
mation.nItncannthennbenusedntonaidnclinicalndecisionnmakingnandnclientnmonitoring.nAllnothernresponse
snincludednpiecesnofndatanwithoutninterpretation.
GlobalnRationale:
CognitivenLevel:nUnderstanding
ClientnNeed:nSafenEffectivenCarenEnvironment
ClientnNeednSub:nManagementnofnCare
Nursing/IntegratednConcepts:nNursingnProcess:nAssessment
LearningnOutcome:
Questionn4nT